List of 4 Senior Government Officials Buhari Reappointed for Second Term
On Friday, August 20, President Muhammadu Buhari approved at least four major reappointments and one fresh appointment in the education sector.
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The development was announced in statement released by the spokesperson of the Ministry of Education, Ben Bem Goong.
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Here is the list of the newly reappointed government officials.
1. Professor Ishaq Oloyede
Professor Oloyede was reappointed as the registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Other things being equal, his reappointment means he will occupy the office for another five years.
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The reappointment took effect from Sunday, August 1.
2. Professor Abubakar Rasheed
President Buhari also approved the reapointment of Professor Rasheed as the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC).
Just like the JAMB's, the reappointment is for a tenure of five years and it took effect from Sunday, August 1.
3. Dr Hamid Bobboyi
Dr Bobboyi has also got the presidential approval to head the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) as the he Executive Secretary for a second and final tenure of four years with effect from Sunday, August 1.
4. Professor Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe
President Buhari also approved the reappointment of Professor Isiugo-Abanihe as the registrar of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) for a second term of four years.
5. Professor Promise Mebine
Unlike others who were reappointed for second terms, Professor Mebine is freshly appointed to serve as the director/chief executive of the National Mathematical Centre.
The appointment which is for an initial tenure of five years took effect from Tuesday, August 17.
Nigerian governor sacks all zonal education supervisors
In another report, David Umahi, the governor of Ebonyi, recently directed the immediate removal of all the zonal education supervisors in the southeastern state from office.
The secretary to the state government, Kenneth Ụgbọala, announced the governor’s decision in a statement on Wednesday, June 30.
Legit.ng gathers that the Ebonyi governor also directed that all the education secretaries that were on leave are to face disciplinary action to ascertain the level of their involvement in the alleged fraud in the state education system.
FG meets ASUU as fresh nationwide strike looms
Meanwhile, there are indications that the federal government is taking crucial steps to avert another nationwide strike across Nigerian universities.
Recall that branches of the of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had expressed readiness to commence a fresh strike over the non-implementation of their agreement with the government on the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS).
Howevever, the delegations from the federal government on Monday, August 2, met with the leadership of ASUU.
Nigerian governor sacks all zonal education supervisors
In another report, David Umahi, the governor of Ebonyi, recently directed the immediate removal of all the zonal education supervisors in the southeastern state from office.
The secretary to the state government, Kenneth Ụgbọala, announced the governor’s decision in a statement on Wednesday, June 30.
Legit.ng gathers that the Ebonyi governor also directed that all the education secretaries that were on leave are to face disciplinary action to ascertain the level of their involvement in the alleged fraud in the state education system.
Source: Legit.ng
